2010 Marcellus Summit: Building a Sustainable Future
Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania October 11, 2010
Creating Successful Community Partnerships — Carrizo-Wilcox
Aquifer Collaboration in Louisiana: A Watershed Approach
Red River Watershed Management Institute - LSU Shreveport
Gary Hanson, Director
Amanda Lewis, Assistant to Director
The Red River – Near Coushatta, Louisiana
A River
Multi-beam Sonar survey conducted by the R/V Khoury (LSUS)
A Community
The Times, 2000
A University
A Public Park
Evolving Community-based Nature Education & Research Park Model (Red River Education & Research Park)
An adaptive model - Based on "Sense of Place" institution building
The Institute and the Park have been
developed as flexible institutions, from the
start, solving real- world problems by
constantly adapting
LSU Shreveport and Red River Education & Research Park
Red River Education & Research Park
LSU Shreveport
Red River
Anderson Watershed Research Station
LSUS Red River Watershed Management Institute
An Partnership between the City of Shreveport and LSU Shreveport
Local Elementary School Children Visiting SWAMP
Surface Water Analysis & Monitoring Platform
Outreach
Magnetic Resonance
Imaging Log (MRIL)
Red River Alluvial Aquifer
Wilcox Aquifer
LSUS 001 Monitoring Well Project - Wilcox/Alluvial Aquifer
Halliburton Logging Well
LSUS Red River Watershed Management Institute
LSUS Research Park
Research
Using a suite of borehole logs to evaluate Red River Alluvial Aquifer & Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer
LSUS students using Geoprobe to develop monitoring well in Red River Alluvial Aquifer
Red River Education & Research Park
“Not scared of dirt, willing to work”
Bat Habitat
Field Station
Monitoring Well
Red River Education and Research Park A Public Park
SWAMP
LTEMP
RHAD1
ACOUSTIC DOPPLERLSUS Campus
Bat Cave
LSUS Anderson Watershed Research Field Station
Funded by USEPA Region 6 and Anderson Oil and Gas
View of Old River Lake from field station
You Have Seen the Park Model
LSUSRed River Watershed
Management Institute
Community
UniversityLocal, State &
Federal Agencies
Institute Model A Watershed Approach
A NEUTRAL ENTITY
LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL AGENCIES
COMMUNITY
UNIVERSITY
LSUSRED RIVER
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
INSTITUTE (RRWMI)
A LOCAL WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE
A Watershed Approach
A NEUTRAL ENTITY
CADDO PARISH COMMITTEE EVOLVED INTO A REGIONAL “WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE OF NW LOUISIANA”
The Committee was formed by the Caddo Parish President, a concerned citizen & Director of the RRWMI. As WRCNL evolved, more issues arose, &
it became more flexible & adapted to solve new challenges.
Water Resources Committee of Northwest Louisiana Watershed Based - Volunteer Committee
A Self-organizing Institution
Water Resources Committee of Northwest Louisiana (WRCNL)
Sabine River Authority (Member)
LSUS Red River Watershed Management Institute
Red River Waterway Commission (Member)
LSUS RRWMI, 2008 and USGS, 1993
Cone of Depression
Long Term Consequences of Excessive Groundwater Withdrawal Potentiometric Surface of Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer
Golf CourseShreveport
Texas
Slow recharge rate!
Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer level is declining
Caddo Parish/LSUS GW MonitoringTo most folks… where THEIR water comes
from may be a mystery…
But…
Water is a cultural issue - More than just a commodity
Baptism ceremony in Caddo Lake
Baptism ceremony in Caddo Lake
Caddo Lake has some unique energy history
Parishes Overlying Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer
LSUS Red River Watershed Management Institute
NW
SEShreveport
Generalized Geologic Cross-section Northwest Louisiana
LSUS Red River Watershed Management Institute
After Thorkildsen and Price, 1991
NW SE
Oil, gas & saltwater Lower
confining
unit
Midway Shale
Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer
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Walter Jacobs Park
Hannah’s Park
Mayo Road
Keithville
Springridge
Monitoring Well Sites
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SHREVEPORT
Caddo Parish/ LSUS Carrizo-Wilcox
Monitoring Well Project
Red River Watershed Management Institute LSU Shreveport
Phase II Wells drilled in 2010
City Water Source
Phase I wells were collecting data prior to the Haynesville Boom
Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Park. LSUS students were involved in all phases of mapping, planning, drilling & development of the monitoring wells in the joint project.
Drilling of the project’s first groundwater monitoring well at Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Park. LSUS students observe drilling operations.
LSUS/Caddo Parish Carrizo-Wilcox Monitoring Well Project
LSUS Red River Watershed Management Institute
M. Hanson M. Hanson
LSUS Students Touring an EnCana Operated Haynesville Rig
Structure Map – Top of Cotton Valley Group
Carthage Fld.
+7 TCF
Generalized structure contours on top of Cotton Valley Group sandstone across northeastern Texas and northern Louisiana, modified from Finley (1984).
8 TCF
Monroe Fld.
~250 TCF
ShreveportHaynesville Shale Play
Bossier Shale
~100 TCF
1/10 areal extent of Marcellus Shale
Total - 350 TCF
Haynesville Top Drive Rig Drilling On Left & Adjacent Well Undergoing Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation (right)
AQUAPURE, 2008Gary Hanson, 2009Gary Hanson, 2009
Haynesville Shale Gas Discovered in Northwest
Louisiana - 2008
EnCana frac job underway
Groundwater
Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer Initially the main source for fracing
At the start of Haynesville boom, many operators did not fully appreciate Louisiana’s groundwater regulations
Water Sources for Haynesville Play
LSUS Red River Watershed Mangement Institute
Professional waterworks administrators became convinced that the withdrawal of excessive amounts of groundwater by
gas operators was depleting the aquifer.
Local water supply
problems developed
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Caddo Parish/LSUS GW Monitoring
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Lewis and Hanson, 2010
Typical Carrizo-Wilcox seasonally influenced water level curve
Winter-Spring
Summer
Summer
Water level appeared to be dropping rapidly in this area of heavy drilling & hydraulic fracturing
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin
South Camp
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Caddo Parish/LSUS GW Monitoring
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Lewis and Hanson, 2010
Alternative Water Sources - Red River Alluvial Aquifer
USGS, 1995 LSUS RRWMI, 2008
Non-Potable - Yields up to 1600 gallons/minute
LSUS RRERP
Shreveport
Office of Conservation recommended that operators use the Red River Alluvial Aquifer for
fracing wells
A Sustainable water source
Alternative Water Sources – South Caddo, Desoto
Red RiverSmithport Lake
Toledo Bend Reservoir Sabine River
LSUS Red River Watershed Management Institute
Surface Water
Get Rich Quick ?– Don’t sale the farm, just sell the pond water…
Private ponds & company built pits have become an important source of frac water
Alternate Water Sources for Frac Water - Ponds
The Times Oct. 19, 2009Industry built ponds
Water Wars - Ponds started to dry up
First attempts to acquire permission to set up withdrawal sites on the Red River were met with long delays and apparent inaction by the US Corps of Engineers.
Eventually, the Red River Watershed Management Institute joined with the Red River Waterway Commission and organized a meeting between the Corps and some of the natural gas operators at LSUS.
Shifting the gas industry from groundwater to surface water
The Ad Hoc Committee that was set up to help the gas operators transition from groundwater to surface water (Red River) as a frac water source, evolved into the Water Energy Working Group
LSUS
RRWMI
LSUS
CLOSE COORDINATION BETWEEN WATER ENERGY WORKING GROUP & OFFICE OF CONSERVATION
HAS BEEN CRITICAL FOR SUCCESS
LSUS RRWMI
Water Energy Working Group – Meeting at LSU Shreveport WG became more flexible & adapted to issues before or as they arose
Co-chairs: Directors of Red River Watershed Management Institute & Red River Waterway Commission
Early on & on a voluntary basis, most Haynesville operators reduced
their use of groundwater
Participants:US Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg (USACE)Red River Waterway Commission, LAF&WS, LADEQRed River Watershed Management Institute (LSUS)Red River Valley Assoc., Sabine River Authority,
Caddo Levee District, Bossier Levee District, La DOTD, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Chesapeake , Questar, EnCana,
Petrohawk, Camterra , JW, Exco, Shell, El Paso, Titanium Env. , Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, Red River Pump, Impact Energy Services, Water Resources Committee of Northwest Louisiana, International Paper
From Groundwater to Surface Water Learning to Deal with the Haynesville Boom
The Working Group was formed to assist operators gain access to the Red River as a frac water source in lieu of stressed groundwater aquifer.
Like other regulatory entities experiencing the incredibly rapid development of the Haynesville, USACE was suddenly confronted with unique water related issues (sent 8 managers!)
In order to gain access to river sites for water withdrawal, USACE determined that a Section 10 permit was required (does not give permission to take water).
Although Louisiana had previously enacted groundwater legislation, at the time there was no surface water legislation.
Self-Organizing
LSUS Red River Watershed Management Institute
A second meeting was called about a month later to provide the Corps with estimated future withdrawal rates/volumes and to finalize a protocol for permit submission. Just prior to the meeting, Chesapeake was issued the first permit. After this meeting 20 more permits were issued to several other operators.
From Groundwater to Surface - Results
Access to Red River!
From Groundwater to Surface Water Water Energy Working Group
The third meeting was called because, operators were told permits were being held up by US Fish and Wildlife Service.
The USF&WS was contacted & a high-level manager attended our third meeting. He informed the operators that they had to take measures to protect three threatened or endangered species in or along the Red River.
In response, operators developed survey protocols for Earth Fruit, the Interior Least Tern & developed slotted water intake manifolds for the Pallid Sturgeon.
Third Meeting - Resilience
Alternative surface water frac sourcesEXCO is building an 8 mile pipeline in order to use treated wastewater from International Paper Co. at Mansfield, La.
12 million gallons/dayThe Times, 2010
This gives DNR a tool for tracking water use
Groundwater supply well Total Groundwater Used Total Surface Water Used
After completing an oil or gas well, all operators have to fill out an Office of Conservation Well History and Work Resume Report Form (WH-1). Now operators also have to show their water use on Page 3 of the WH-1.
It was during this timeframe, DNR was becoming more flexible & proactive.
The Secretary held numerous, lengthy public meetings throughout the State
From Groundwater to Surface Water
DNR-Office of Mineral Resources has worked diligently to develop a surface water use plan
Surface water “opinions” were rendered by Attorney General stating that the state owns all “naturally running water.”
The AG opinions were used as the basis for enacting surface water use legislation. Act 955 calls for the establishment of cooperative endeavor agreements (CEA) in order to withdraw water from streams or lakes fed by streams.
Who owns the surface water?
Reducing the use of groundwater:
How is the voluntary approach working?
Haynesville Frac Job - Shreveport
Results?
Source: EnCana, 2010
SWEPI LPTENSAS DELTA EXPL CO, LLC
WSF, INC.XTO ENERGY INC.
PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANYQUESTAR EXPL. AND PROD. CO.
SAMSON CONTOUR ENERGY E&P, LLCSOUTHERN STAR OPERATING, INC.
STROUD PETROLEUM, INC.J-W OPERATING COMPANY
KCS RESOURCES, LLCGOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANY
INDIGO MINERALS LLCJAG OPERATING, L.L.C.
EXCO PRODUCTION COMPANY, LPFOREST OIL CORPORATION
FRANKS OPERATING COMPANY, L.L.C.EOG RESOURCES, INC.
ENCANA OIL & GAS (USA) INC.ENCORE OPERATING LOUISIANA, LLC
ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONEL PASO E&P COMPANY, L.P.CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
CORONADO ENERGY E & P COMPANY, LLCDIAMOND OIL, LLC
EAGLE OIL & GAS CO.COMSTOCK OIL & GAS--LA, LLCCHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.
BEUSA ENERGY, INC.BOPCO, L.P.
BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYCAMTERRA RESOURCES, INC.
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Rig Supply Ground WaterRig Supply Surface WaterOther Ground WaterOther Surface WaterFrac Supply Ground WaterFrac Supply Surface Water
Water Well Usage Data10/1/2009 to 8/20/2010
Source: Louisiana Department of Natural
Resources, 2010
Surface water
Haynesville WH-1 Water Volumes by Company
Since Oct. 2009
Chesapeake was 1st to develop a field water specialist – A new discipline
Our community and state have experienced the critical need to understand & apply adaptive approaches,
which in turn, have led to the tacit knowledge that we have learned. Go back to your community, roll up your sleeves and start working across the table with those
who hold differing perspectives about our natural resources. For it is only by honestly confronting these
deep, difficult problems facing our society that we can hope to resolve them.
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
Benjamin Franklin
What kind of legacy do you plan on leaving?
Acknowledgements:
Sponsors of the Marcellus SummitInterstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission
US EPA Region 6City of ShreveportAEP SWEPCOLSU Shreveport & LSU SystemHalliburtonAnderson Oil & GasLouisiana Dept. of Natural Resources &
Office of ConservationThe Parishes of Caddo, DeSoto, Bossier &
Webster, Sabine River Authority & Red River Waterway Commission & Metropolitan Planning Commission
Members of the Water Energy Working Group
Thank you!